by Tina Kelly – Environmental headlines of my childhood – bald eagle declines due to DDT and severe drought* in Ethiopia and the corresponding famine. The British pop stars that graced my bedroom walls also graced the stage at a benefit concert and collaborated on a Christmas song to raise awareness for Africa. In high […]
GOING GREEN – Change is Possible Read More »
by Sherrin Griffin, VP, Operations, Sidney SeniorCare – When we think about how communication has changed over the last few decades, it’s really quite incredible, and hard to remember the days back when fax machines seemed pretty high tech. I remember emailing for the very first time in the mid 1990s, from a computer the
THE GOLDEN YEARS – Connecting Seniors to a Valuable Online Community Read More »
by Gillian Crowley – Nicola Furlong zooms in for our interview on her electric bike, fresh from a hockey game with the Sidney Retreads, an old-timers’ hockey team where she was the only female player for many years. This energetic artist, writer, radio host, gardener, hockey player and communications consultant is one of those people
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story by Janice Henshaw | photos by Omid Pakbin – As our climate and economies change and our natural resources diminish, it seems only sensible to change our building styles so that we are more responsive and efficient in terms of using less harmful material and increasing the longevity of what we do use. In
SEASIDE HOMES – A Rammed Earth Home: As Old as Dirt! Read More »
by Wendy White, Trudi Jones Interiors – Here on our Pacific West Coast, hints of spring are already surfacing – white snowdrops, mini daffodils, crocuses and fresh buds on trees seem to have appeared overnight. Although we are still a little ways off from spring, this brings about a desire to cast off the feeling
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by Deborah Rogers – When I met with Jennifer (Making Their Mark, pg 11), at her office at the top of Observatory Hill, she had a busy day ahead of her. Years of design, construction and testing of the new high resolution optical spectrograph (GHOST), designed for the Gemini telescope in Chile, were coming to
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by Sue Hodgson – What does living well mean to you? Balancing macros, juicing greens or putting time in at the gym? Or is it being without anxiety about one’s imperfections, learning to improve through failure and pain, and trusting the force of renewal that naturally springs from a softer inner core? Looking and feeling
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by Stephanie Staples – I consider it one of life’s greatest pleasures to enjoy all of the outdoor activities that living on the Saanich Peninsula affords but I went on a little local indoor fitness quest and am delighted to report some pretty cool experiences that you may want to try too! So a biker
Fitness Fun in Sidney! Read More »
by Cassidy Nunn – Over the years of being a wedding and portrait photographer, I’ve had the pleasure to meet and work with so many incredible couples. My favourite part is hearing their story: what brought them together, what keeps them together, and what they love most about each other. This month I met with
A Love Story for All Ages Read More »
by Deborah Rogers – “To learn how to feed my family.” “Following my doctor’s recommendation.” “I don’t want to keep buying vegetables, then putting them in the compost!” These were some of the reasons given when participants of a new “Plant-Based Foods” cooking class were asked why they were there. And me? Well, I was
DEB’S DAY OUT – Demystifying Plant-Based Cooking Read More »
